R2-D2 done for drink driving

[Anakin]

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R2D2 DONE FOR DRINK-DRIVING Feb 26 2005


Actor Kenny banned

By Jan Disley


THE force was with Star Wars' R2D2 star Kenny Baker - when police nicked him for drink-driving.

Kenny, 70, was spotted weaving across the road after downing two glasses of wine.

The 3ft 8in actor - robot R2D2 in five Star Wars films - was yesterday given a one-year road ban and told to pay £110 fines and costs.

After signing autographs outside court, he joked: "I'm on the lookout for a lady chauffeur, but I'd prefer it if she was 2ft 6in."

Kenny will give his Mercedes to his son and sell a Rolls-Royce. He added: "I did break the law, so I have to be punished."

The actor, of Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancs, was pulled over in nearby Leyland in December following a theatre rehearsal.

A blood test showed he had 92 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80mg.

[BertRoot]

Good find. Just off to Ashton to see me Grandad as well. Should amuse him when I tell him.